HERCULES aims to learn how environmental exposures affect health and community well-being by building relationships with Atlanta-area communities and partnering together to conduct exposome research. This page includes highlights and descriptions of our community-partnered research. Read more about the HERCULES Community Engagement Core and all of our community engagement activities here.
PI: Amina Salamova Study year: 2024 The use of surface disinfectants in schools has increased since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. While these products play an important role in infection...
PI: Melanie Pearson, School of Public Health, Environmental Health Study year: 2024 Drinking water in Rome and Calhoun, Georgia, has elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...
The HERCULES Community Engagement Core, with guidance from HERCULES scientists , created the following infographic summarizing the results from a study done with HERCULES member Eri Saikawa and the...
The HERCULES Community Engagement Core, with guidance from HERCULES scientists , created the following infographic summarizing the results from a study done with HERCULES member Eri Saikawa and the...
The Burden of Brunswick Haunted by decades of industrial pollution, a coastal community in Georgia has partnered with Rollins researchers in hopes of shedding light on the toxic substances hidden in...
PI: Jeremy Sarnat, School of Public Health, Environmental Health Study year: 2023 Exposure to particles in the air is linked with a range of adverse health effects such as increased heart and lung...
In May, Alma College hosted a commemoration event to honor those who advocated for Michigan residents impacted by the largest food contamination in US history and to highlight the ongoing commitment...
The HERCULES Community Engagement Core partnered with the PBB Research Team and community partners, researchers at the University of Michigan’s P30 Center, and an oral historian at Central...
PI: Noah Scovronick, School of Public Health, Environmental Health The city of Brunswick, a majority African American and low-income city in southeast Georgia, is located on the coast and faces...